Letters to the Editor
Trucking industry is in distress
Dear Editor: My name is Stephanie Orem. I am writing this letter on behalf of Lynda Stockton, a Navy veteran and current truck driver. I ... Read more
2 months ago by Letters to the Editor.
Stanley responds to citizen’s letter about tax rate
Dear Editor: Entering into the position of supervisor for Cumberland County, it became apparent that we had two major challenges: communication and transparency to our ... Read more
2 months ago by Letters to the Editor.
Reader responds with Roosevelt’s words
Dear Editor: In response to Mr. Peca’s letter, “Trump only cares about re-election” The initial thought, of the reader, was of the many ways and ... Read more
2 months ago by Letters to the Editor.
Bob Toney was a treasure
Dear Editor: Thanks for the very good May 1 coverage by Alexa Massey of the passing of our friend and neighbor Robert (Bob) Toney, founder ... Read more
2 months ago by Letters to the Editor.
Have governors exceeded their authority?
Dear Editor: The question is, are our individual civil liberties and rights being impinged by state governors, their staffs and bureaucrats with the issuance of ... Read more
2 months ago by Letters to the Editor.
Vote out tax-and-spend supervisors
Dear Editor: I am very upset that three supervisors of Cumberland County voted for the massive real estate tax increase that was recently passed. I ... Read more
2 months ago by Letters to the Editor.
Trump only cares about re-election
Dear Editor: There are still people out there who think President Trump didn’t do anything wrong responding to the coronavirus epidemic. Here’s all you need ... Read more
2 months ago by Letters to the Editor.
Godspeed Class of 2020
Dear Longwood and Hampden-Sydney Classes of 2020: Farmville has missed you. Your “adopted” hometown is not the same without you—it is eerily quiet without your ... Read more
2 months ago by Letters to the Editor.
Confederate monument should remain
Dear Editor: Removing the Confederate monument will not eradicate Longwood’s place in Civil War history. Confederate families found Farmville Female College a safe place to ... Read more
2 months ago by Letters to the Editor.
Could Clinton be Biden’s Veep?
Dear Editor: Recently a thought came upon me like a nightmare. Since the 2016 election, the Democratic party has been in the mourning and revenge ... Read more
2 months ago by Letters to the Editor.
Dems are shredding the Constitution
Dear Editor: The Dems seem anxious to mandate, violate, assume powers (that they do not have) and shred the state and the U.S. Constitutions in ... Read more
2 months ago by Letters to the Editor.
Warming a virus only helps it
Dear Editor: Upon first reading Joe Grace’s letter in the April 29th edition of your newspaper, I assumed he was attempting some sort of parody ... Read more
2 months ago by Letters to the Editor.
$500 for not wearing a mask?
Dear Editor: Starting Friday, the city of Birmingham, Alabama will be fining people $500 for walking into a store without a mask. Sounds like a ... Read more
2 months ago by Letters to the Editor.
LETTER — County deserves a new vision
Dear Editor: Response to the April 17, 2020 article, “Bartlett out as administrator.” I found it incredulous and out of line for my Lockett District ... Read more
2 months ago by Letters to the Editor.
Fair weather reformers
Dear Editor: As a registered Democrat I am disgusted by the lack of progress in the field of partisan gerrymandering in Virginia. It appears those ... Read more
3 months ago by Staff Report.
New masters program needed
Dear Editor: I ask this question as it applies to the removal of Bagby Hall from the Campus of Hampden-Sydney College, “Is Science and Technology ... Read more
3 months ago by Letters to the Editor.
Turn up the heat on the virus
Dear Editor: Since heat is what shortens the life of viruses and germs, the states in the deep south may be able to get away ... Read more
3 months ago by Letters to the Editor.
LETTER — Protests show what it means to be a proud American
Dear Editor: In America, there are rights that are naturally ours — God-given Rights, as they are often referred to. Among them is the right ... Read more
3 months ago by Letters to the Editor.
Letter – Supervisors did the right thing
Dear Editor: At the March 2020 Prince Edward County Board of Supervisors meeting in the public participation segment, I asked the board to not renew ... Read more
3 months ago by Letters to the Editor.
Fresh Boyz Club did great work
Dear Editor: Farmville and the surrounding areas are caring communities. This is evidenced by the recent efforts and actions to help the families of this ... Read more
3 months ago by Letters to the Editor.
Hate the statue? Why move here?
Dear Editor: To all the history revisionists who would tear down statues in an effort to ignore and change historical facts, the only question is, ... Read more
3 months ago by Letters to the Editor.
Can we appreciate one another’s heritage?
Dear Editor: Sometimes the truth requires an honorable stand. Local citizens, Virginia residents, historians, and other good people are in this fight. If Virginia history, ... Read more
3 months ago by Letters to the Editor.
Do not remove statue
Dear Editor, We are very opposed to the removal of our confederate statue. We view the statue as a tribute to the valiant people of ... Read more
3 months ago by Letters to the Editor.
Don’t like the statue? Then leave
Dear Editor: I have been amazed that the statue on High Street is an issue. I cannot understand why the town is even considering moving ... Read more
3 months ago by Letters to the Editor.
A healthy debate is good
Dear Editor: As a fan of a spirited debate, I was overjoyed to be called a fool by Gene Brooks under the guise of piety ... Read more
3 months ago by Letters to the Editor.
We are moving forward
Dear Editor: Have you ever tied a string around your finger so you would not forget something? This is what the young soldier statue is ... Read more
3 months ago by Letters to the Editor.
Cheers to Bob Flippen
Dear Editor: Cheers to Bob Flippen for the article about Farmville’s Confederate monument. As a historian he shows his respect for the monuments of a ... Read more